first team
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3.3
- noun
- UK
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primer equipo
- As a starter on the first team, she was recognized for her exceptional skills and leadership on the field.
- first team All
So we have, I mean, Steve Holland who is first team coach and my assistant.
- So we have, I mean, Steve Holland who is first team coach and my assistant.
- So I yeah, that that point they kind of offered a a first team contract.
- If you want son, go downstairs and watch the first team train.
- But I feel like I didn't really have a chance in the first team to prove if I was good, good enough.
- So, but we, you know, like I said, the, the, the big thing there was the honour of getting your first team tie.
- But the the kneeling wasn't confirmed until the first team did it.
- I had great teammates and I was on the second team every day in practice and we made the first team work.
- I put them on first time, put them on to the first team.
Examples
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Poschner was a consensus first team All-American in 1942 and became a hero in the war.
Academic text (2014) -
- We're the first team.
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So I yeah, that that point they kind of offered a a first team contract.
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But we had to get the first team right.
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And the captain, of course, he was the captain in the first team.
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Not all of those players signed with the first team that drafted them, of course.
Blog text (8) -
I think we were the first team ever in Champions League history to lose the first three games but still qualify.
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Under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson, Beckham had solidified his place as a first team player.
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After an intense tryout, I was excited to learn that I made the first team for the upcoming season.
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The university's first team has a reputation for dominating the league with their talented players.
Synonyms
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4.4
The main college or university team that plays in sports
Antonyms
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the main team' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'first' (preceding or most important) with 'team' (a group of players). This adjective+noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
The phrase first team comes from school and club sports, where coaches chose the first group of players, the team, to play the important games. So, it now means the 'main' or 'best' group of players representing a college or club.